C.L.A.R.E meet Nick Gibb MP at Westminster

Tim Yeo MP, Nick Gibb MP (Shadow Minister of State for Schools)

and C.L.A.R.E members Jim Meikle (Chair), John Collecott, Diana Sharp and Trevor Souster


Members of C.L.A.R.E met with conservative MP's, Nick Gibb and Tim Yeo this week to discuss the Stour Valley Community College proposal. MP Nick Gibb confirmed that the proposal does dovetail with Conservative Policy and is exactly the type of a scheme the Conservative Party is looking for and would support. He and MP, Michael Grove (Shadow Secretary of State for Children) will be writting to Suffolk County Council to recommend that they defer or re-consider their position now.

Suffolk's schools among worst funded in country reports East Anglian Daily Times

SUFFOLK'S schools are among the lowest funded in England, with spending per pupil well below the national total. The county is second from bottom in a league table of nine education authorities in the East of England, which are all receiving less cash than the average....

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